Vula Tsetsi, co-chair of the European Green Party, announced:

"The European Green Party stands firmly with the LGBTIQ+ community whose rights are under attack by the authoritarian leaders around the world, including in Europe. Orbán's attempts to ban Budapest Pride and to further restrict the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community through constitutional reforms are outrageous. That is why the European Greens are happy that the Mayor of Budapest will join us at the Brussels Pride. From Brussels to Budapest, we say loudly - Pride is not just a celebration, it is a protest, and it is needed now more than ever. We won't let Orbán silence Budapest Pride."  

Co-chair Ciarán Cuffe of the EGP added:

"The escalating attacks on LGBTIQ+ rights are not isolated incidents, but part of a wider assault on democracy and the rule of law by autocracies. We know from history that if LGBTIQ+ communities are targeted first, others will inevitably follow. These attacks are an attempt to undermine the freedom to express oneself, to gather and to live openly. But rainbows can’t be silenced. Pride is a family event, a moment of joy, visibility and courage for everyone."

Gergely Karácsony has been Mayor of Budapest since 2019 and was be re-elected in 2024. He is a member and was co-leader of Dialogue - The Greens' Party (Párbeszéd - A Zöldek Pártja), which became a member of the European Green Party in 2023. Karácsony describes Budapest as an "island of freedom" in Hungary under the increasingly autocratic rule of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (Fidesz, formerly affiliated with the European People's Party, now with the Patriots).

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